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Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics20.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '18 at 11:20
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 97.7
1-Core 101
2-Core 215
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 433
57% 427 Pts
64-Core 421
26% 421 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑
This bench: 85.3%
 Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Gainward(10B0 1380) 2GB
CLim: 1476 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
20.2% Poor
Lighting 25.3
Reflection 19.7
Parallax 25.2
21% 23.4 fps
MRender 28.6
Gravity 25
Splatting 19.4
19% 24.3 fps
Poor: 16% ↑
This bench: 20.2%
 Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 149 150 135 153 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 470
Mixed 409
SusWrite 178
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 58
201% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 356
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑
This bench: 109%
 Great: 115%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 288 283 290 287 291 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
171% Outstanding
Read 308
Write 154
Mixed 107
SusWrite 286
156% 214 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 1.4
506% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑
This bench: 171%
 Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 27.3
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 24.5
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 47.4
84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑
This bench: 85.5%
 Great: 110%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 3,129 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples1,221x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples633x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples399x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples481x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples200x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples198x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples160x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples69x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples136x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples99x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples97x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $817
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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